Job for zfs-mount.service failed because the control process exited with error code

[informant]

hi, following error comes after a normal upgrade

zfs-import-scan.service is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it.
Job for zfs-mount.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status zfs-mount.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
zfs-mount.service couldn't start.
Job for zfs-share.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status zfs-share.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
zfs-share.service couldn't start.

how can i fix it?
regards

 

[wolfgang]

Hi,
What is the error message form journalctl -xe?

 

[informant]

i have use small command:

systemctl status zfs-mount.service
* zfs-mount.service - Mount ZFS filesystems
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/zfs-mount.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2017-09-16 15:13:17 CEST; 4 days ago
Main PID: 59419 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Sep 16 15:13:17 prometheus systemd[1]: Starting Mount ZFS filesystems...
Sep 16 15:13:17 prometheus zfs[59419]: The ZFS modules are not loaded.
Sep 16 15:13:17 prometheus zfs[59419]: Try running '/sbin/modprobe zfs' as root to load them.
Sep 16 15:13:17 prometheus systemd[1]: zfs-mount.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Sep 16 15:13:17 prometheus systemd[1]: Failed to start Mount ZFS filesystems.
Sep 16 15:13:17 prometheus systemd[1]: zfs-mount.service: Unit entered failed state.
Sep 16 15:13:17 prometheus systemd[1]: zfs-mount.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

on all other nodes comes Unit zfs-mount.service could not be found. or
* zfs-mount.service
Loaded: not-found (Reason: No such file or directory)
Active: inactive (dead)
and on one comes
* zfs-mount.service - Mount ZFS filesystems
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/zfs-mount.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (exited) since Sat 2017-09-16 15:12:42 CEST; 4 days ago
Process: 8061 ExecStart=/sbin/zfs mount -a (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 8061 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Tasks: 0 (limit: 4915)
CGroup: /system.slice/zfs-mount.service

Sep 16 15:12:42 daedalus systemd[1]: Starting Mount ZFS filesystems...
Sep 16 15:12:42 daedalus systemd[1]: Started Mount ZFS filesystems.
but we do not use it, but all nodes have other messages?
regards

 

[jsalas424]

I am also having this issue after updating to the latest Proxmox version:

root@TracheServ:/# systemctl start zfs-mount.service
Job for zfs-mount.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status zfs-mount.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
root@TracheServ:/# journalctl -xe
-- A start job for unit pvesr.service has begun execution.
--
-- The job identifier is 1124072.
Nov 27 10:06:01 TracheServ systemd[1]: pvesr.service: Succeeded.
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
--
-- The unit pvesr.service has successfully entered the 'dead' state.
Nov 27 10:06:01 TracheServ systemd[1]: Started Proxmox VE replication runner.
-- Subject: A start job for unit pvesr.service has finished successfully
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
--
-- A start job for unit pvesr.service has finished successfully.
--
-- The job identifier is 1124072.
Nov 27 10:06:52 TracheServ systemd[1]: Starting Mount ZFS filesystems...
-- Subject: A start job for unit zfs-mount.service has begun execution
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
--
-- A start job for unit zfs-mount.service has begun execution.
--
-- The job identifier is 1124127.
Nov 27 10:06:52 TracheServ zfs[24968]: cannot mount '/Nextcloud.Storage': directory is not empty
Nov 27 10:06:52 TracheServ systemd[1]: zfs-mount.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
-- Subject: Unit process exited
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
--
-- An ExecStart= process belonging to unit zfs-mount.service has exited.
--
-- The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1.
Nov 27 10:06:52 TracheServ systemd[1]: zfs-mount.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
-- Subject: Unit failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
--
-- The unit zfs-mount.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Nov 27 10:06:52 TracheServ systemd[1]: Failed to start Mount ZFS filesystems.
-- Subject: A start job for unit zfs-mount.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
--
-- A start job for unit zfs-mount.service has finished with a failure.
--
-- The job identifier is 1124127 and the job result is failed.